UCT, MasterCard aim to reverse brain drain
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has embarked on an ambitious project to help develop 300 committed future leaders from economically disadvantaged communities across sub-Saharan Africa. UCT anticipates that this initiative will help reverse the effects of “brain...Avaya, HP partner to grow cloud offerings
Avaya and HP Enterprise Services (ES) have announced a multi-year agreement to offer cloud-based unified communications and contact centre technology, and management solutions for enterprises. Together, the companies will sell a combined portfolio of unified...Namibia sees biggest TV White Spaces trial
MyDigitalBridge Foundation, in partnership with Microsoft and Adaptrum, and with support from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and Millennium Challenge Account (MCA)-Namibia, has successfully trialled the Namibian TV White Spaces (TVWS) pilot project. The...Cloud myths debunked for SMEs
South African SMEs are enthusiastically embracing cloud-based applications such as Dropbox and Google Apps. Though the market is becoming more sophisticated, there are still a few myths that prevail about the risks and benefits of cloud computing, says Ivan Epstein,...Printer potential still strong in Africa
Despite suffering a slight decline in Q2 2014, the growth potential of the African hardcopy peripherals (HCP) market remains largely intact, according to International Data Corporation. After posting a strong performance in the opening quarter of the year, IDC’s...